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The United States completed four '''Amphitrite Class Monitors''' after an exceedingly slow build, in the 1890s.
 
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! colspan=7 align=left|Overview of four vessels
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! align=center | Name
! align=center | Hull No.
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| {{US-Amphitrite}}
| BM-2
| [[Harlan & Hollingsworth]]<br>[[Norfolk Navy Yard|Norfolk NYd]]
| 1874
| 7 June, 1883
| 23 April, 1895
| Sold 3 January, 1920
|- align=left
| {{US-Monadnock}}
| BM-3
| [[Continental Iron Works|Continental I.W.]]<br>[[Mare Island Navy Yard|Mare Island NYd]]
| 15 January, 1875
| 19 September, 1883
| 20 February, 1896
| Sold 24 August, 1923
|- align=left
| {{US-Terror}}
| BM-4
| [[William Cramp & Sons|Cramp]]<br>[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]]
| 1874
| 24 March, 1883
| 15 April, 1896
| Sold 10 March, 1921
|- align=left
| {{US-Miantonomoh}}
| BM-5
| [[John Roach & Sons|John Roach]]<br>[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]]
| 1874
| 5 December, 1876
| 27 October, 1891
| Sold 26 January, 1922
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==Design & Construction==
 
==Armament==
 
===Guns===
'''As Built'''{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 450}}{{SilverstoneNewNavy|p. 17}}{{Conways1860|p. 146}}
* four 10-inch/30 caliber ({{US-Miantonomoh}} two 10-inch/30 caliber and 10-inch/35 caliber)
* two 4-inch/40 caliber ({{US-Amphitrite}} and {{US-Monadnock}} only)
* four 6-pounder
* two 3-pounders
 
===Torpedoes===
* nil
 
==See Also==
{{refbegin}}
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitrite-class_monitor}}
{{refend}}
 
==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}
 
==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
* {{AllenMonitors1}}
* {{AllenMonitors2}}
* {{Conways1860}}
* {{FriedmanUSBattleships}}
* {{SilverstoneNewNavy}}
{{refend}}
 
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 7 December 2014

The United States completed four Amphitrite Class Monitors after an exceedingly slow build, in the 1890s.

[hide]Overview of four vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Hull No. Builders Laid Down Launched Commissioned Fate
Amphitrite BM-2 Harlan & Hollingsworth
Norfolk NYd 		1874 7 June, 1883 23 April, 1895 Sold 3 January, 1920
Monadnock BM-3 Continental I.W.
Mare Island NYd 		15 January, 1875 19 September, 1883 20 February, 1896 Sold 24 August, 1923
Terror BM-4 Cramp
New York NYd 		1874 24 March, 1883 15 April, 1896 Sold 10 March, 1921
Miantonomoh BM-5 John Roach
New York NYd 		1874 5 December, 1876 27 October, 1891 Sold 26 January, 1922

Design & Construction

Armament

Guns

As Built[1][2][3]

  • four 10-inch/30 caliber (Miantonomoh two 10-inch/30 caliber and 10-inch/35 caliber)
  • two 4-inch/40 caliber (Amphitrite and Monadnock only)
  • four 6-pounder
  • two 3-pounders

Torpedoes

  • nil

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 450.
  2. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 17.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 146.

Bibliography

  • Allen, Francis J. (1983). Roberts, John. ed. "The US Monitors Part 1". Warship Volume VII: pp. 55-59.
  • Allen, Francis J. (1983). Roberts, John. ed. "The US Monitors Part 2". Warship Volume VII: pp. 134-140.
  • Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
  • Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-715-1. (on Amazon.com).
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.


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